Tempo-operator: serviceaccount token exposure leading to token and subject access reviews in openshift tempo operator
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A flaw was found in Tempo Operator, where it creates a ServiceAccount, ClusterRole, and ClusterRoleBinding when a user deploys a TempoStack or TempoMonolithic instance. This flaw allows a user with full access to their namespace to extract the ServiceAccount token and use it to submit TokenReview and SubjectAccessReview requests, potentially revealing information about other users' permissions. While this does not allow privilege escalation or impersonation, it exposes information that could aid in gathering information for further attacks.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | tempo-operator | before 0.15.3 | 0.15.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 | — | rhosdt-3.5-1743162265 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 | — | rhosdt-3.5-1744028971 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/grafana/tempo-operator (Go) | before 0.16.0 | 0.16.0 | Patch available | GHSA-28gr-56hr-prp6 |
- tempo-operator Vendor— Affected before 0.15.3 Fixed in 0.15.3 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in rhosdt-3.5-1743162265 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in rhosdt-3.5-1744028971 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/grafana/tempo-operator (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.16.0 Fixed in 0.16.0 Patch available GHSA-28gr-56hr-prp6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tempo-operator Fixed in 0.15.3
- Fix · GHSA-28gr-56hr-prp6 github.com/grafana/tempo-operator (Go) Fixed in 0.16.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2025:3740 Released 2025-04-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift distributed tracing platform (Tempo) 3.5.1 release
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/tempo-gateway-opa-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/tempo-gateway-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/tempo-rhel8 +1
- RHSA-2025:3607 Released 2025-04-04 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift distributed tracing platform (Tempo) 3.5.1 release
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/tempo-gateway-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/tempo-rhel8-operator
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3, Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 — RHSA-2025:3607
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-02482 Tempo-operator: tempo operator token exposition lead to read sensitive dataPriority LOW 20
- Advisory ·
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3, Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 — RHSA-2025:3740
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-02482 Tempo-operator: tempo operator token exposition lead to read sensitive dataPriority LOW 20
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3607, RHSA-2025:3740 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28gr-56hr-prp6
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Sources
- CVE-2025-2786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28gr-56hr-prp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-2786 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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